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The Greenwich connectionSean Obi: 1,299 career points • 1090 career rebounds • 66% career field goal percentageHunter Eggers: 1,034 career points • 36 3-pointers this seasonMatt Tate: 190 assists this year • 47 steals in 2011-12, a single-season school record

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When Greens Farms Academy senior Sean Obi spoke at the team's banquet this week, he became emotional reflecting on his time at the school and on the basketball team.

Born in Nigeria, Obi is the youngest of six in a family of three boys and three girls, but has lived with teammate Hunter Eggers' family in Greenwich since 2010, when he also enrolled at GFA and found himself yet another family.

Quickly embraced by the GFA students, Obi found a second adoptive home on the Dragons basketball team, where he, Eggers and fellow Greenwich resident Matt Tate just completed the turning around of the Dragons basketball program, winning the FAA and New England championships for the first time in the school's history.

"It felt good but was also very emotional knowing I would not be playing basketball at GFA anymore," Obi said. "These guys are my brothers, we are bonded together and we put in so much hard work and I got to see how much you can accomplish when you put in the work."

After beating Brunswick for the FAA title, the Dragons won three straight games including a 55-50 win over Pingry in the finals to capture the NEPSAC Class C Championship.

Both titles were a first for GFA (24-2) and a point of pride for the three Greenwich players on the squad.

"It meant the world to be able to win with this group," said Tate, a junior. "When I first stepped on the campus at GFA I knew we would be a good team. We are the best team to ever play at GFA and it means everything to do it with your friends."

Tate enrolled at GFA as a sophomore and is the school's single-season leader in assists (190) and steals (47).

Obi leaves as the school's second leading scorer (1,299 points) and leader in rebounds (1090) and field-goal percentage (66).

Eggers finished up as the school's fifth leading scorer (1,034) and season leader in 3-point field goals with 36.

Eggers and Obi joined a team that had won one game the year before, moving them to a winning team in one year and a championship team by the time they graduated.

"It was real nice, we worked so hard for it," said Eggers, who had 12 points in the Class C final. "It's a big thing for the school, faculty came to watch us two hours away in New Englands and everyone was excited about it. It was our first FAA win and first New England win and doing with this group was great."